Mirror of Riddles

Jorge Luis Borges is one of the most famous writers of the 20th century, greatly shaping the face of modern literature. Umberto Eco, in his essay on Borges' influence, formulates the main principle of the works of the great Argentine: «Books talk to each other». Borges himself wrote: «Someone takes pride in every book they have written, I take pride in any book I have read». In numerous interviews, Borges referred to himself not so much as a writer, but as an attentive, grateful reader. This edition includes two well-known collections of literary reflections by Borges: «Discussion» and «New Investigations» in full, as well as four lectures by Borges on tango, which he delivered in 1965 in Buenos Aires. Literature and dance, poetry and eternity, dreams and magic — these are the themes to which Borges returns again and again, inviting the reader on a journey «through the tenuous labyrinths of time».